Carterville is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Carterville, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Carterville have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Carterville in 100 people: 34 kids under 18 (MO: 22)
Over 2010–2020, the head count moved −2%. Roughly 1,869 people live in Carterville (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 11 in every 100 adults 25 and older. For every 100 workers, 4 work from home, beside 13 across MO.
Median age 32.3 (MO 39).
About 143 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 21 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Carterville says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 1 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Carterville
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Carterville’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Carterville or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Carterville in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.